"Such independent candidate shall also submit an affidavit stating that he or she is joining a particular party voluntarily and without any coercion".

Qureshi denied that he has been selected by the party as the candidate for the election of the National Assembly speaker. The count for the PML-N and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stood at 64 and 43 seats respectively.

On July 18, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman had asked for more time to appear before the NAB, citing unavailibility due to campaigning for general elections.

DawnNewsTV sources have also put Imran Ismail as a candidate to become the new Governor Sindh. Elections for these seats will be held within 60 days after newly-elected members of the national and provincial assemblies take oath.